Ever dreamed of owning your boyhood football club? Simon Jordan grew up a stone's throw from Crystal Palace Football Club. As a boy he used to break into the Palace ground for a kick-about on the hallowed turf. On leaving school he entered the mobile phone business. By the age of thirty-two he'd built a company from nothing sold it for GBP75 million & bought his childhood club. By the age of forty-two Palace was in administration & Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For" lifts the lid on the owner's story & reveals for the first time how the national game really works. Jordan spares no one least of all himself as he takes us inside a world where hopes & aspirations sit alongside greed self-interest overpriced players dodgy transfers & top-level incompetence. He doesn't hold back. Breathtakingly honest highly controversial humorous & full of jaw-dropping anecdotes " Be Careful What You Wish For" is far more than a football book. It is a social commentary on the culture of great wealth & ambition; a Shakespearean tragedy that exposes the dark side of chasing a dream." ...

Multimillionaire at 32 Youngest Premier League football club owner at 36 His club & a fortune lost at 42 Owning your childhood club
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A practical how-to guide for being becoming or just appearing highly intelligent. Discover how what you eat not thinking & running around can make you smarter. This book contains top tips & tricks to making your brain more effective alongside true-lif tales about the greatest minds of all time. Learn how to sleep yourself clever why not to worry about IQ tests & how your journey to school can help you remember nearly everything. If reading really can make you more intelligent this might be the only bok you need. ...

Do you want to find the inspiration passion & enthusiasm to become extraordinary? Robin Sharma author of no.1 international bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari will excite energize & elevate you to world class greatness with his remarkable insights & powerful tools. Are you ready to take your work & personal life to a whole new level of greatness? Part manifesto for excellence part business mastery manual & part inspirational companion The Greatness Guide: Book 2 distils Robin Sharmas latest thinking into 101 simple yet powerful lessons to help you work brilliantly & live beautifully. Youll discover: * the personal practices of spectacularly successful people * potent ideas to propel you to greatness * revolutionary tactics for peak performance * practical strategies to turn setbacks into opportunities * time management techniques that really work * breakthrough ideas to generate energy & health * tool kits for practical work-life balance ...

A practical how-to guide filled with tips & tricks for looking feeling & being utterly gorgeous. Discover everything from how to have great hair to how to let the world know youre worth it. This book contains all you need to become a gorgeous goddess alongside real-life tips & tales from gorgeous girls through the ages. Learn everything from what Cleopatra put in her bath to mke her beautiful; what gave Marilyn Monroe her gorgeous walk to how to have hair just like Selena Gomez. ...

Scientifically tested & proven Robert Holden's training to improve wellbeing & mental health is finally available in this workbook of 50 principles & exercises to radically change a negative thought pattern to a positive mindset. Encapsulating Dr. Holden's world famous techniques this book shows you how to stop chasing happiness & start enjoying your life as it happens create a happiness contract to undo mental & emotional blocks to happiness & success learn to forgive old mistakes accept the past cannot be changed & focus on being happy now & use the power of happiness to bless your life & benefit others. ...

' Drawing on the wit & wisdom of Scouts down the ages Be Prepared contains both remarkable & reliable advice for a smoother journey through life.' Bear Grylls Are you prepared? Do you know the right way to hold an eel wield an axe or string a hammock? Do you have the skills to survive in the wild predict the weather or shine at a party? If the answer to any of these is no then this is the book for you. Jam-packed with gems old & new this compendium will delight readers of all ages. You don't need to have been a Scout to enjoy advice on being an intrepid traveller preventing a sneeze or vaulting a fence. Gleaned from over a hundred years of Scouting heritage Be Prepared is quirky surprisingly useful & most of all fun. Whether you're an adventurer for real or an adventurer at heart you'll find this a fascinating treasure trove of ideas & practical know-how. ...

Trapped inside the flame-swept Oberoi Hotel Roger Hunt's life is to be changed forever as he becomes a pawn of international terrorism. Caught up in the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai India & held hostage by ruthless gunmen an ordinary man tells of his struggle for survival & journey from despair to hope. Put to the ultimate test Roger Hunt's tale moves from Scotland to India & from the personal to the global. Including photographs of the attack & the emails sent between Roger & his family & colleagues in Scotland this is a truly human story of one man's survival. ...

Bestselling author Cesar Millan takes his principles of dog psychology a step further showing you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader & use it to improve your dogs life
- & your own. Filled with practical tips & techniques as well as success stories from his fans clients (including the Grogan family) & his popular television show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan Cesar helps you understand & read your dogs energy as well as your own so that you can move beyond just correcting behavioural issues & take your connection with your dog to the next level. The principles of calm-assertive energy will help you become a better pack leader in every area of your life improving your relationships with friends family & co-workers. In addition Cesar addresses several important issues for the first time including what you need to know about the major dog behaviour tools available & the difference between personality & instability. What emerges from BE THE PACK LEADER are both happier dogs & happier more centred owners.
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Charles Saatchi founded the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising agency in 1970 which grew to become the largest of its kind in the world. At the same time he started collecting art & later opened his first gallery in London. He championed young British artists such as Tracey Emin & Damien Hirst & became a major figure on the international art scene. For someone so influential hes surprisingly quiet. Charles Saatchi almost never gives interviews. However hes a man with a view on everything
- from movies to morals superstition to suicide
- & in this fascinating new book he answers nearly 300 questions from readers & journalists. What is the most valuable life lesson you can offer? Are you a believer that good is the enemy of great? What is more powerful
- money or knowledge? How would you describe yourself if you did not have art in your life? How many of the seven deadly sins are you guilty of? This is the definitive read for those in search of answers.


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